污辱 (wū rǔ) — to humiliate, to insult; to defile, to sully, to rape
Definition
Strong, literary verb meaning 'to humiliate, insult, or defile' (a person's dignity, traditions, etc.). Heavier and more written than 侮辱 wǔrǔ, and note its third sense: 'to rape'.
verb
to humiliateto insultto defileto sullyto rape
Examples
- 污辱。Tā dāng zhòng wū rǔ le wǒ de zūn yán.He publicly humiliated my dignity.
- 污辱。Zhè zhǒng xíng wéi wū rǔ le wǒ men de chuán tǒng.This behavior defiles our traditions.
- 污辱。Tā yīn wèi wū rǔ nǚ xìng bèi pàn le shí nián.He was sentenced to ten years for raping a woman.
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